Jane

Jane may refer to:

Jane (given name)

Jane (surname)

Entertainment and media

Fictional characters

Jane (Ender's Game), a character in Orson Scott Card's Ender Saga

Jane Porter (Tarzan), later Jane Clayton, wife of John Clayton, Lord Greystoke (Tarzan) in the novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Jane, in Jane and the Dragon franchise

Jane, a character from Outnumbered, a fictional sit-com

Jane, the eldest Bennet sister from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice

Jane, a character in The Catcher in the Rye, one of the few girls whom Holden both respects and finds attractive.

Jane, any of 3 in The P.L.A.I.N. Janes, 2007 comic & sequels, by Cecil Castellucci

Jane, a vampire from the Volturi clan in the Twilight series, portrayed by Dakota Fanning in the films

Jane Vaughn, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

Jane Eyre, the heroine/ main character from the novel of the same name by Charlotte Brontë written under the pen name "Currer Bell".

Jane Crocker, a main character, in the webcomic Homestuck

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Janež

Janež is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Janez Janež (1913–1990), Slovene medical doctor and surgeon, who worked for most of his life in Taiwan

Andrej Janež, Slovenian diabetologist and diabetes researcher

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Guile (Street Fighter)

Guile (ガイル, Gairu) is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. He debuted as one of the original eight characters in 1991's Street Fighter II and appeared in the game's subsequent updates. In the games he is portrayed as a major in the United States Air Force who is seeking to avenge the death of his Air Force buddy Charlie at the hands of the villainous dictator M. Bison.

One of the most popular characters in the series, Guile has appeared in other Street Fighter games, including Street Fighter Alpha 3 (where he is a playable character alongside Charlie) and Street Fighter IV. He is also a playable character in various spin-off titles, such as the Street Fighter EX, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and SNK vs. Capcom series. In addition, Guile has appeared in other Street Fighter media. He is one of the main characters in the 1994 live action Street Fighter film and its animated spin-off, as well as Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. The character has also been featured in various official comics and merchandise. His music theme, known simply as "Guile's Theme", has been used multiple times, usually to give a sense of victory.

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Leila (1996 film)

Leila is a 1996 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.

Plot

Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive. Reza's mother insists that he, as the only son, must have children ("everything goes to the son"), despite Reza's insistence that he does not want children, and suggests that he get a second wife. He adamantly refuses the idea; his mother champions it. Leila gets caught between the two worlds; elated at spending time with Reza one moment and torn apart by his nagging mother the next.

References

External links

Leila at the Internet Movie Database

Leila at Allmovie

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Leïla (2001 film)

Leïla is a 2001 Danish film directed by Gabriel Axel.

Plot

A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences.

Cast

Mélanie Doutey as Leïla

Arnaud Binard as Nils

Malika El-Omari as Moona

Azeddine Bouayad as Brahim

Michel Bouquet - narrator

Mitch Bateman as party goer

Christian E. Christiansen as Nils' friend no. 2

Mads Knarreborg as Nils' friend no. 1 (uncredited)

Reception

The film was met with very negative reviews and was a box office bomb. Swedish film critic Gunnar Rehlin in Variety wrote "Pic feels tepid and devoid of emotional involvement. Due to the use of v.o., the two leads never get a real chance to convey their characters' emotions."